Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-08-24
A rim TO Elm Mills.

A hunting party left this city last
Thursday morning for Elm Mills. il
was composed of Mesdames w. S. Den.
ton, w. G. Musgrove, Misses Alice
Hart, ANNE Roberts, Katie Drysdale
Katie Denton, Messrs. w. s. Denton
w. e. Musgrove, 1. F. Shannon and s.
l.. Overstreet. A start was made a,
eight O'Clock, and the party drove slow.
", occasionally bagging few plover
and arrived at the picnic ground, neal
the mill, about IL o'clock. A good din.
ner was soon spread, and leach one OF
| the party had good appetite. After
dinner came swinging, target shooting
horseshoe pitching and other amuse-
ments, till about SIX o'clock, when an
attempt was made to start back home
but a mule belonging to the team driy.
en- by Messrs. Overstreet and Shannon,
had gotten loose, and it took four men
forty minutes to catch him. Then il
took fifteen minutes to put bride on
him, and it was $50 when the start was
made for home.
Dark clouds had been gathering in
the north since five O'Clock, and rum
bling thunder gave warning of storm.
AT O'Clock, when halfway home, it
was so dark that the driving was all
done by the flashes of lightning. The
teams were so blinded by the lightning,
they could not keep in the road, and
there were many dangerous places on
the route, where careful driving had
to be done. AT $40 the rain began to
fall in drenching sheets, while the roar
ing thunder, vivid lightning and howl
ing wind, combined with the danger of
driving over precipice, made a most
solemn impression on each one. FIRE.
quently Mr.. Shannon would have get
out and walk, and pick out the road.
AT $3.50 O'Clock the crowd arrived at the
residence of w. II. Worland, four miles
north of town, and in a few minutes
had taken possession of the premises,
and were making things quite lively.
The family had retired, but were soon
up, with rousing fire in the kitchen
| stove, and big kettle of coffee being
made, while five well-soaked ladies and
four half drowned men stood shivering
around the stove, making compliment
airy remarks on the personal appear
ance of each other. A good supper was
soon disposed of, and almost before
any one knew it, the clock struck the
hour OF midnight. BY one O'Clock the
talking had ceased, and most of the
crowd were dreaming of snipes and
thunder storms, buggy rides, concerts,
&c. The ladies occupied one room, and
the gentlemen another, while the kitch-
en- was full Of wet and steamlng cloth
ing. No one knows where the NVorland
family slept, if they slept at all. Break
fast was served z O'Clock next morn
ing, but slight rain delayed the start
for home till after s o'clock, but all ar
rived safely by 10 o'clock. All were
worn out with exercise, excitement and
loss of sleep, but are unanimous in say
ing that everything happened just right,
and excepting the inconvenience to the
Worland family, they would not have
changed the programme a particle.
When the crowd arrived at Mr.. Wor-
lands, Mr.. Ambrose Lawrence was
there, asleep. He was awakened, of
course, by the noise, and after taking
in the situation thoroughly, he went
ont in the storm, caught his horse, and
without saying word to anyone, start
ed to town. He soon lost the way, rode
over an embankment, the horse falling
on him, but neither being much hurt.
He wandered up and down canyons all
night, and was surprised to find him.
self surrounded by coyotes, which came
so close TO him that he kicked one out
OF his way. He had started off without
coat, and was thoroughly wet and
chilled, and after wandering all night,
found himself next morning about half
a mile from Mr.. Worland's stable. At
one time he waded through a buffalo
wallow, and thought he had crossed
Elm creek.
Miss Alice Hart came near proving
herself the best target-shot in the par
ty. She can shoot the neck off of beer
bottle, with rifle, at thirty yards dis
lance. She is also good shot with
shot gun, and Mr.. Denton's hat will
show marks of her skill. Her bonnet
will also show marks of Mr.. Denton's
skill.
About sixty birds of all kinds were
bagged, Mr.. Denton killing more than
anyone else. Mr.. Shannon shoots birds
while the wagon is moving, which is a
very difficult feat. Mr. Overstreet had
badly bruised arm, caused by his gun
kicking. The shooting was a novelty
to most Of the ladies. and they enjoyed
the sport as much as the gentlemen did,
and many birds can attribute their sud-
den taking of to the keen eyes of the
ladies.
One young lady came very near shoot
ing herself through the foot, with a ri
fle. The smallness of her foot was all
that saved her.
One young lady's dress was badly ia
ded down to the waist, and some one
started the report that coat sleeve had
probably absorbed the moisture. at that
point.
The whole crowd want to 60 out on
another expedition pretty soon, but are
keeping the date very quiet, for fear
MT. and Mrs. Worland will get out an
Injunction.
%, 500 Worth Of Boot and ehoss.